In The Great Santa Stakeout by Betsy Bird and illustrated by Dan Santat, Freddy Melcher can’t wait for Christmas so he can finally get a coveted selfie with Santa Claus himself. Just like Freddy, Santat is also counting down the days until Christmas by wearing an Ugly Christmas sweater he received from his editor* Kait Feldmann EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. Don’t believe us? We’ve got the pics to prove it!

*Note: Cheryl Klein originally acquired The Great Santa Stakeout; Kait Feldmann is the current editor.